Ask Tejashwi about cabinet enlargement, says Bihar CM Nitish amid Congress’ calls for

Express News Service

PATNA: Close on the heels of Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh’s recent demand for cabinet enlargement, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday threw the ball within the court docket of his deputy and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav.

“You should ask this question from him (Tejashwi),” mentioned Nitish whereas responding to queries by media individuals about much-awaited cabinet enlargement.

CM Nitish was on his ‘Samadhan Yatra’ in Jamui on Saturday. When reminded of Congress’ repeated demand for cabinet enlargement, the chief minister mentioned that they (Congress) ought to communicate to Tejashwi Yadav on the difficulty. However, he additionally revealed that Congress leaders had talked to him a few doable enlargement of the cabinet.

Earlier within the day, Akhilesh Prasad Singh mentioned that he had talked to the chief minister about cabinet enlargement. “Nitish ji has assured that cabinet expansion will take place after ‘Samadhan Yatra’,” he added. The state Congress chief’s assertion assumed significance within the wake of current remarks of Tejashwi who had dominated out the opportunity of cabinet enlargement in close to future.

Akhilesh, who can also be a Rajya Sabha member, mentioned that he was hopeful of getting at the very least two ministerial berths throughout cabinet enlargement. At current grand outdated occasion has two ministers—Afaque Alam and Murari Gautam after the grand alliance authorities was fashioned within the state final August.

At a perform held in Patna on Thursday, Tejashwi had mentioned, “There will be no cabinet expansion now. I do not understand at first how the discussion on it started. No proposal for the cabinet expansion is not under consideration.”

Tejashwi’s comment on the cabinet enlargement got here within the backdrop of hypothesis over the cabinet enlargement with Congress getting two ministerial berths. Tejaswhi’s point-blank refusal of the cabinet enlargement had, nonetheless, come as a impolite shock for Congress legislators who have been hopeful of being inducted into the council of ministers.

Nitish had additionally mentioned that the cabinet could be expanded after ‘Kharmas’ (thought of an inauspicious interval within the Hindu calendar) that ended on January 14. In addition to Congress, two leaders from RJD can be inducted into the state cabinet.

The grand alliance in Bihar is dealing with turmoil from inside as JD (U) parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha has raised a banner towards Nitish by accusing him of not giving him correct respect within the occasion at the same time as he had merged his personal political outfit, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) with JD(U). The controversy that erupted over the remarks towards Ramcharitmanas has additionally but to be settled.

On the opposite hand, RJD has but to take motion towards former agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh for making uncharitable remarks towards Nitish though a present trigger discover was issued to the minister. Singh, who’s the son of state RJD president Jagdanand Singh has already replied to the discover but it surely
must be seen how the occasion management acts on it.

In the given state of affairs, the cabinet enlargement was already trying like a distant risk, remarked a political analyst.

PATNA: Close on the heels of Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh’s recent demand for cabinet enlargement, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday threw the ball within the court docket of his deputy and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav.

“You should ask this question from him (Tejashwi),” mentioned Nitish whereas responding to queries by media individuals about much-awaited cabinet enlargement.

CM Nitish was on his ‘Samadhan Yatra’ in Jamui on Saturday. When reminded of Congress’ repeated demand for cabinet enlargement, the chief minister mentioned that they (Congress) ought to communicate to Tejashwi Yadav on the difficulty. However, he additionally revealed that Congress leaders had talked to him a few doable enlargement of the cabinet.

Earlier within the day, Akhilesh Prasad Singh mentioned that he had talked to the chief minister about cabinet enlargement. “Nitish ji has assured that cabinet expansion will take place after ‘Samadhan Yatra’,” he added. The state Congress chief’s assertion assumed significance within the wake of current remarks of Tejashwi who had dominated out the opportunity of cabinet enlargement in close to future.

Akhilesh, who can also be a Rajya Sabha member, mentioned that he was hopeful of getting at the very least two ministerial berths throughout cabinet enlargement. At current grand outdated occasion has two ministers—Afaque Alam and Murari Gautam after the grand alliance authorities was fashioned within the state final August.

At a perform held in Patna on Thursday, Tejashwi had mentioned, “There will be no cabinet expansion now. I do not understand at first how the discussion on it started. No proposal for the cabinet expansion is not under consideration.”

Tejashwi’s comment on the cabinet enlargement got here within the backdrop of hypothesis over the cabinet enlargement with Congress getting two ministerial berths. Tejaswhi’s point-blank refusal of the cabinet enlargement had, nonetheless, come as a impolite shock for Congress legislators who have been hopeful of being inducted into the council of ministers.

Nitish had additionally mentioned that the cabinet could be expanded after ‘Kharmas’ (thought of an inauspicious interval within the Hindu calendar) that ended on January 14. In addition to Congress, two leaders from RJD can be inducted into the state cabinet.

The grand alliance in Bihar is dealing with turmoil from inside as JD (U) parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha has raised a banner towards Nitish by accusing him of not giving him correct respect within the occasion at the same time as he had merged his personal political outfit, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) with JD(U). The controversy that erupted over the remarks towards Ramcharitmanas has additionally but to be settled.

On the opposite hand, RJD has but to take motion towards former agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh for making uncharitable remarks towards Nitish though a present trigger discover was issued to the minister. Singh, who’s the son of state RJD president Jagdanand Singh has already replied to the discover but it surely
must be seen how the occasion management acts on it.

In the given state of affairs, the cabinet enlargement was already trying like a distant risk, remarked a political analyst.